Something's wrong. More precisely, he was making a bet with himself when he had absolutely nothing to wager.
Any other god in this situation would never have agreed.
When one's strength utterly crushed the other side's, anything that could be settled with force would never warrant another word of nonsense.
Yet this approach worked on the Soul Gathering God.
He had stood above all others for far too long. His life was more uneventful than anyone else's, and now that he had encountered someone as interesting as Lin Yi, he truly did not mind having some fun with him.
"Haha, kid, you're really interesting. This shamelessness and fearlessness of death of yours—I've never seen anything like it in my life."
"Anyway, I have more than enough time to complete this mission. Time is plentiful right now, so I'll play with you. I hope you won't disappoint me."
"If you really manage to disrupt my Dao Heart and make me want to kill you, then that will count as your victory over me. I'll let you go. How about it?!"
There was more?!
Not only Lin Yi, but even Wu Zhiqi and the Great Sage inside him were dumbfounded.
Could an information gap really provide such an enormous advantage?
The two who had witnessed everything knew perfectly well what the situation was.
The purpose of this trip was the External Divine Artifact, the Fu Xi Talisman. Soul Gathering had personally said so.
He had also made no attempt to conceal the matter of the Golden Giant Lake.
Only by casting enough sacrifices into it could the Fu Xi Talisman be brought forth.
After Soul Gathering finished speaking, Lin Yi's [All-Seeing Eye] suddenly saw the light. It immediately shifted its analytical approach and began examining the Golden Giant Lake from an entirely